[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 25151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6441]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 042506B]


North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Council) 
Steller Sea Lion Mitigation Committee (SSLMC) will meet in Seattle, WA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May 16-18, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Alaska Fisheries Science 
Center (AFSC), 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 4, Room 2076, Seattle, 
WA.
    Council address: North Pacific Fishery Management Council, 605 W. 
4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK 99501-2252.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Wilson, North Pacific Fishery 
Management Council; telephone: (907) 271-2809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The committee's agenda includes the 
following issues:
    Introductions and opening remarks, Minutes of last meeting; Update 
on consultation Process; Overview of Biological Assessment, 
Consultation Species, Other Consultations; Compendium of Steller Sea 
Lion (SSL) literature; Update on SSL and other marine mammal research: 
National Marine Mammal Laboratory SSL telemetry, Diet Studies; Sea Life 
Center Marine Mammal Research; Vancouver Aquarium and University 
British Columbia Marine Mammal Programs; Alaska Department of Fish 
&Game SSL Programs; and the AFSC Fishery Interaction Team Program. The 
Committee will discuss and deliberate on these issues.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to 
those issues specifically identified in this notice and any issues 
arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action 
under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council's 
intent to take final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to Gail Bendixen, (907) 271-2809, at 
least 5 working days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: April 25, 2006.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E6-6441 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]
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